Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Lindsay Clancy was mentally ill, but not psychotic when she killed her three children, and was criminally responsible for her actions, according to a psychiatrist who testified Friday as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution.
Dr. Avram Mack testified Clancy was suffering from severe depression, but said he found no evidence she was experiencing psychosis leading up to the killings and no signs of mania or hypomania that would support a bipolar diagnosis.
Mack also challenged the defense’s argument that Clancy’s mental illness left her unable to understand or control her actions. He told jurors that psychosis alone does not mean someone cannot distinguish right from wrong, and said Clancy had spent months dealing with depression while still being able to control her impulses.
Clancy told Mack she heard a loud male voice directing her to kill her children and then herself. But his conclusions stood in stark contrast to defense expert Dr. Phillip Resnick, who testified that Clancy was “clearly psychotic” and not in control of her actions that day.
The prosecution called Mack as a rebuttal witness after the defense rested its case. Closing arguments are expected this week.
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Lindsay Clancy was mentally ill, but not psychotic when she killed her three children, and was criminally responsible for her actions, according to a psychiatrist who testified Friday as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution.
Dr. Avram Mack testified Clancy was suffering from severe depression, but said he found no evidence she was experiencing psychosis leading up to the killings and no signs of mania or hypomania that would support a bipolar diagnosis.
Mack also challenged the defense’s argument that Clancy’s mental illness left her unable to understand or control her actions. He told jurors that psychosis alone does not mean someone cannot distinguish right from wrong, and said Clancy had spent months dealing with depression while still being able to control her impulses.
Clancy told Mack she heard a loud male voice directing her to kill her children and then herself. But his conclusions stood in stark contrast to defense expert Dr. Phillip Resnick, who testified that Clancy was “clearly psychotic” and not in control of her actions that day.
The prosecution called Mack as a rebuttal witness after the defense rested its case. Closing arguments are expected this week.
#LindsayClancy #Massachusetts #Postpartum
